82 FR 29071 - Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-13388

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14825-000]


Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Four 
Mile Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located near the City of 
Frostburg in Allegany County, Maryland. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new 
upper reservoir with a surface area of 168 acres and a storage capacity 
of 2,520 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,800 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a new 
roller-compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) a new lower reservoir 
with a surface area of 55 acres and a storage capacity of 3,024 acre-
feet at a surface elevation of 2,250 feet msl; (3) a new 5,823-foot-
long, 48-inch-diameter penstock connecting the upper and lower 
reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25-foot-high 
powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units with a total rated 
capacity of 114 megawatts; (5) a new 2,640-foot-long transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to the Frostburg-Jennings 138-kilovolt 
circuit owned by Potomac Edison; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an annual generation of 414,741 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 
5710 Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; phone: 267-254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14825-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14825) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 21, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-13388 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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of the Aroo Pioneer Peak Pumped (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please containing two turbine-generator units
Storage Hydro Project to be located near send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal with a total rated capacity of 114
Archbald Borough and Jefferson Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 megawatts; (5) a new 2,640-foot-long
Township in Lackawanna County, First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. transmission line connecting the
Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a The first page of any filing should powerhouse to the Frostburg-Jennings
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant include docket number P–14822–000. 138-kilovolt circuit owned by Potomac
the permit holder priority to file a More information about this project, Edison; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
license application during the permit including a copy of the application, can The proposed project would have an
term. A preliminary permit does not be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ annual generation of 414,741 megawatt-
authorize the permit holder to perform link of the Commission’s Web site at hours.
any land-disturbing activities or http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
otherwise enter upon lands or waters elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
owned by others without the owners’ (P–14822) in the docket number field to Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
express permission. access the document. For assistance, Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
The proposed project would consist of contact FERC Online Support. phone: 267–254–6107.
the following: (1) A new upper reservoir FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:
Dated: June 21, 2017.
with a surface area of 116 acres and a (202) 502–6336.
storage capacity of 1,740 acre-feet at a Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
surface elevation of approximately 2,265 Deputy Secretary. Deadline for filing comments, motions
feet above mean sea level (msl) created [FR Doc. 2017–13387 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am] to intervene, competing applications
through construction of a new roller- BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (without notices of intent), or notices of
compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) intent to file competing applications: 60
a new lower reservoir with a surface days from the issuance of this notice.
area of 184 acres and a storage capacity DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Competing applications and notices of
of 2,088 acre-feet at a surface elevation intent must meet the requirements of 18
of 1,400 feet msl; (3) a new 10,000-foot- Federal Energy Regulatory CFR 4.36.
long, 48-inch-diameter penstock Commission
The Commission strongly encourages
connecting the upper and lower [Project No. 14825–000] electronic filing. Please file comments,
reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50-
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; motions to intervene, notices of intent,
foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse
containing two turbine-generator units Notice of Preliminary Permit and competing applications using the
with a total rated capacity of 123 Application Accepted for Filing and Commission’s eFiling system at http://
megawatts; (5) a new 2,640-foot-long Soliciting Comments, Motions To www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
transmission line connecting the Intervene, and Competing Applications Commenters can submit brief comments
powerhouse to the PPL Electric Utilities’ up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Peckville 230-kilovolt circuit; and (6) On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro registration, using the eComment system
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Developers, LLC, filed an application for at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
project would have an annual a preliminary permit, pursuant to ecomment.asp. You must include your
generation of 450,380 megawatt-hours. section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act name and contact information at the end
Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of your comments. For assistance,
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710 of the Four Mile Pumped Storage Hydro please contact FERC Online Support at
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; Project to be located near the City of
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
phone: 267–254–6107. Frostburg in Allegany County,
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: Maryland. The sole purpose of a
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
(202) 502–6336. preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Deadline for filing comments, motions
license application during the permit Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of term. A preliminary permit does not First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
intent to file competing applications: 60 authorize the permit holder to perform The first page of any filing should
days from the issuance of this notice. any land-disturbing activities or include docket number P–14825–000.
Competing applications and notices of otherwise enter upon lands or waters More information about this project,
intent must meet the requirements of 18 owned by others without the owners’ including a copy of the application, can
CFR 4.36. express permission. be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
The Commission strongly encourages The proposed project would consist of link of the Commission’s Web site at
electronic filing. Please file comments, the following: (1) A new upper reservoir http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
motions to intervene, notices of intent, with a surface area of 168 acres and a elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
and competing applications using the storage capacity of 2,520 acre-feet at a (P–14825) in the docket number field to
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// surface elevation of approximately 2,800 access the document. For assistance,
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. feet above mean sea level (msl) created contact FERC Online Support.
Commenters can submit brief comments through construction of a new roller-
up to 6,000 characters, without prior compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) Dated: June 21, 2017.
registration, using the eComment system a new lower reservoir with a surface Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ area of 55 acres and a storage capacity Deputy Secretary.
ecomment.asp. You must include your of 3,024 acre-feet at a surface elevation [FR Doc. 2017–13388 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
name and contact information at the end of 2,250 feet msl; (3) a new 5,823-foot- BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
of your comments. For assistance, long, 48-inch-diameter penstock
please contact FERC Online Support at connecting the upper and lower
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50-
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse

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FR Citation		82 FR 29071

82 FR 29071 - Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission